William D. Bunker
Jul 28, 2012
William D. "Bill" Bunker, 77 of Superior, passed away on July 28, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Superior. Bill was born on August 23, 1934 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The family moved to Superior in September of 1942. He attended St. Louis grade School and graduated from Superior Central in 1952. He was employed by the Northern Pacific...
Samuel H. Handlovsky
Jul 27, 2012
Samuel "Sam" Handlovsky, 88, of Superior, died Friday July 27, 2012 at Golden Living Center in Superior. Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 11:00 am at the Superior Hebrew Cemetery.
Rose Marie Fawcett
Jul 26, 2012
Rose M. Fawcett, 86, Duluth resident, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at St. Eligius Health Center in Duluth, MN. She was born on March 24, 1926 in Duluth, MN to Daniel and Rose (Levendouietch) St. Armour. She graduated from high school and worked as a factory worker for Jeno’s Food Products for many years. Rose had a heart of...
Ellen J. Sibila
Jul 24, 2012
Ellen J. Sibila, 78, of South Range died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in her residence after a long battle with Cancer, surrounded by her family. Ellen graduated from Superior Central High School in 1952 and married Roy Sibila in December of 1952. She had worked as a C. N. A. for twenty-six years and also had been employed at Western...
Lorraine B. Gilbertson
Jul 23, 2012
Lorraine B. Gilbertson, 87, of Superior, died Monday July 23, 2012 at St. Francis Health and Rehabilitation Center. Lorraine was born in Fort Frances, Ontario on Oct. 7, 1924 the daughter of Guy and Grace Lyman. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ronald, they celebrated 55 years of marriage until his death on July 21, 2004;...
Marcelaine Mortensen
Jul 23, 2012
Marcelaine Mortensen, 92, of Superior passed away Monday July 23, 2012 during her sleep. Marcelaine "Marce" the daughter of Patrick and Josephine Murray was born January 20, 1920. She was born in the small town of Verona, Michigan, which now longer exists. She lived in Superior, Mason, and LaCrosse, Wisconsin as she was growing up. She was married to Walter...
David M. Smith
Jul 22, 2012
David Michael Smith, 23, of Superior died Sunday, July 22, 2012 as the result of an ATV accident in Amnicon Township. David was born on May 20, 1989 in Duluth, the son of Patricia (Kadlec) Zuck and Roger Smith. He was a 2007 graduate of Superior High School where he ran Cross Country and Track and played on the...
James Dudley Cooper
Jul 22, 2012
James Dudley Cooper, 69, of Superior, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, son of Melvin and Helen (Long) Cooper. James served his country with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Enterprise. His work history included his love for carpentry and working with various...
Arthur F. Pank
Jul 19, 2012
Arthur F. Pank, 73, Superior, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 in his home. He was born on May 21, 1939 in Superior to Francis and June (Johnston) Pank. He served in the United States Marine Corps. Art was employed as a revenue officer for the Internal Revenue Service for thirty years retiring in 1994. He married Yvonne Cieslicki on...
James R. Stefanko
Jul 17, 2012
James R. Stefanko, 83, Superior, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center, Hospice Unit in Duluth, MN. He was born on May 31, 1929 in Superior to John and Rosie(Furiak) Stefanko and was a lifelong Superior resident. He served in the United States Army. Jim married Georgina Soderlund on June 9, 1951 and recently...
Lillian "Lilly" Amanda Christianson
Jul 17, 2012
Lillian "Lilly" Amanda Christianson, infant daughter of Jarrad and Heather (Gayken) Christianson, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at her residence. Lilly was born January 11, 2012 in Duluth, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-great-grandparents, Jeanette and Ralph McGraw; maternal great-grandparents, Gail Schlais and Kenneth Gayken; paternal great-grandparents, Jesse and Albina Ross and Neil Christianson; and aunt,...
Grace Ann Murray
Jul 17, 2012
Grace Ann Murray, 77, of Superior, Wis. died Tues., July 17, 2012 In Essentia-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth, Minn. She was born July 13, 1935 in Superior to Catherine (Guinane) and John F. McGillis and remained a lifelong resident. Her first employment was with the former East End Clinic in Superior as a receptionist, followed by employment with the Beckley...
Mary Ann Van Damme
Jul 16, 2012
Mary Ann Van Damme, 82, longtime Superior resident, died Monday, July 16, 2012 at her home. She was born on May 27, 1930 in Superior, WI to Joseph and Bridget (Manley) Tucker. She was a graduate of the former Cathedral High School. Mary Ann was an avid bingo player and passed this skill onto her grandchildren. She was a...
Peter M. Steffan
Jul 10, 2012
Peter M. Steffan, 86, longtime Superior resident, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Essentia Health Miller Dwan in Duluth. He was born on February 16, 1926 in Devil’s Lake, ND to Michael and Catherine (Glatt) Steffan. He spent his childhood years in North Dakota before moving to Superior, WI. He attended Cathedral High School and became an apprentice machinist...
William R. Ivy
Jul 10, 2012
William R. Ivy, 96, of Superior died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in the Golden Living Center. He was born in Hickory, Mississippi on April 6, 1916. William served in the United States Army during WWII in the European Theatre, and was very proud to be a WWII veteran. He was also proud he was able to go to Washington D.C...
Richard "Jim" J. Mcconnell
Jul 8, 2012
Richard James "Jim" McConnell, 87, of Superior, died Sunday July, 8, 2012 at Bayshore Health Center in Duluth. Jim was born in Superior on Nov. 16, 1924 the son of Andrew and Anna McConnell. He married the former Betty Ann Fischer and they celebrated over 62 years of marriage. He enlisted in the Army in and served his country for...
Evelyn M. Stromquist
Jul 7, 2012
Evelyn M. Stromquist, 78, of South Range, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Solvay Hospice House, Duluth. She was born October 28, 1933 in Superior, daughter of David and Maureen (Anderson) White. Evelyn was a member of Country Peace Presbyterian Church, an elder of the church, choir member and ladies aide. She also belonged to the Homemakers Club and Birthday...
Jeanine Fern Lazarski
Jul 6, 2012
Jeanine Fern Lazarski, 44, Superior, died Friday, July 6, 2012 in her home. She was born on July 1, 1968 to Richard and Fern (Golly) Lazarski. Jeanine was employed as a driver for Coach America for the Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railroad. She loved all animals and was humorous to a fault. Jeanine is survived by three sisters,...
Juliana M. Johnson
Jul 6, 2012
Juliana M. Johnston, 90, of Superior, Wis. died peacefully at home with her daughter, Paulette by her side, on Fri., July 6, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold L.; a son, John L.; and a daughter, Jeanne L. Hewitt. She is survived by two daughters, Judy L. (John) McLaughlin and Paulette N. (Daniel) Yadon; a son,...
George E. Caspers, Jr.
Jul 6, 2012
George Edward Caspers, Jr, 96, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2012 at Diamond Willow, Cloquet, MN. Born January 2, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, George was the son of Norwegian immigrants, Jenny and Audun Bakkemo. He and his three sisters were orphaned when their parents died in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Together with his sister Helen Jayne, he was...
